It's been a rough few years for Wake Forest basketball, as the program hasn't played in the NCAA Tournament since 2010. It'll now be up to Danny Manning to change that.

The former Kansas star and current Tulsa head coach is leaving the Golden Hurricane to take the Demon Deacons' job, the school announced with a statement Friday morning. ESPN.com reported the news first.

Manning, who was the National Player of the Year in leading the Jayhawks to the national championship in 1988, has been the coach at Tulsa the past two seasons, going 38-29 in that span, after serving as an assistant coach at his alma mater for six seasons and as a manager for three seasons before that. Manning also played in the NBA from 1988-2003 before moving into the coaching ranks.

He'll face an uphill battle in trying to revitalize a stagnant Wake Forest program, but he could be the right guy to end the team's tournament drought — Tulsa hadn't made the NCAA Tournament since 2003 before Manning led the team to an appearance this season, where the Golden Hurricane fell to UCLA in the round of 64.

"I am excited about the opportunity to be a part of the history and tradition of Wake Forest," Manning said in the release. "I am extremely humbled by this honor and look forward to being the head coach and competing for championships both on and off the court."

It'll be somewhat of a homecoming for Manning, as the coach attended high school in Greensboro, N.C., about 30 miles away from Winston-Salem, where Wake Forest is located.

Manning replaces Jeff Bzdelik, who went just 51-76 in his four seasons as the Demon Deacons' coach.